Image Forming Apparatus Screen Transition Shaking Icons
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulty in identifying which images on a screen are capable of receiving commands due to the presence of both actionable and non-actionable images, leading to lower usability when switching between screens.
Innovation Solution
An image forming apparatus with a display that switches between background screen images and includes a shaking display processing for object images, where the background screen images are transitioned by moving one out and another in, and object images within the new screen are repeatedly moved between positions to differentiate them from non-actionable images.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple types of images (actionable and non-actionable) are displayed on the same screen, then information display capability is improved, but user ability to identify actionable images deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by giving different visual characteristics to different types of images on the same screen. Actionable images (icons) are displayed with distinct visual properties compared to non-actionable images (indicating images), allowing users to easily distinguish between them while both types coexist on the screen. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining high information density while improving operational ease through localized visual differentiation.
2Quantity of substance
If screen switching is implemented to display more information, then information display capability is improved, but user confusion increases due to difficulty in identifying actionable images
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs color changes and visual property variations to differentiate actionable images from non-actionable images across different screens. By consistently applying distinct visual characteristics to actionable images regardless of which screen is displayed, the system maintains ease of image identification while enabling comprehensive information display through multiple screens.
3Loss of information
If both actionable images and indicating images are displayed together, then comprehensive information presentation is improved, but command execution capability becomes ambiguous
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by visually separating actionable images from non-actionable images through distinct display characteristics. This visual segmentation allows both types of images to be presented together on the same screen while maintaining clear distinction, ensuring that users can reliably identify which images are capable of receiving commands without losing any information.
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AI summary
An image forming apparatus includes: a display; a first display controller configured to display a background screen image(s); and a second display controller configured to display, within each background screen image, at least one object image each for receiving a command for executing a corresponding predefined processing. The first display controller executes a display switch processing to switch the background screen image being displayed on the display from a first background screen image to a second background screen image by moving the first and second background screen images in a first direction. The second display controller executes a shaking display processing in which the object image displayed within the second background screen image is repeatedly moved between two positions. The shaking display processing is started upon a start of the display switch processing and finished after an end of the display switch processing.